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Vol. 130 No. 23 Friday, August 17, 2012 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

Adult Learning Centre saved by the bell

By RICHARD DAVIES

he Rolling River School Division (RRSD) Adult Learning Centre could have seen its doors closed when the school year resumes in the next few weeks. In July, RRSD was secured an amount of funding for the Adult Learning Centre 2012-2013 school year after negotiations took place in June. We have a commitment to staff with contracts, a commitment to a rental agreement, as well as many others, said RRSD Superintendent Reg Klassen. We wont have the same kind of budget that we have had in the past which is going to give us some problems. Th budget for the Adult Learning Centre is around e $156,000 annually and the Province has cut the funding by 30 percent. Each year, RRSD submits a cost of operation for the Adult Learning Centre to the Province. Th division ree ceived a letter back from the Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy, Erin Selby, saying that the funding would be provided to the division. In June, Klassen received a phone call which described the Province making a signifi cant cutback in funding and not everybody would receive the funding promised to them. Th funding received for the Adult Learning Centre e is separate than the funding provided for K-12 education. Klassen argued with the Province saying that To live up to our obligations, which we as a school division will, the money would have to come from somewhere, so if they (Province) want money for adult education to come from K-12 education, then that is what will happen. After hearing this argument on the side of RRSD, the Province quickly changed their minds. Th managed to ey provide the division with seventy percent of its requested budget which is enough to cover the costs that have been committed to by the division. Conversations and negotiations for future funding with the Provincial government will continue in the fall. RRSD hopes to know before Christmas break if they will still have funds in future years to continue to operate the Adult Learning Centre. We know that in comparison to other areas such as Morden, Portage, and Brandon, we are not as big as they are so they look at us in terms of number of graduates/ number of students, Klassen explained.

Another harvest underway

Photo by Darryl Holyk

By DARRYL HOLYK

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arvest is underway for many farmers in the area. Th e site of swathers, combines and graintrucks are becoming more frequent as the days roll on. As a result, all are reminded to use proper care and caution this har-

vest season when working with farm machinery or when approaching large machinery on the road. According to the Weekly Crop Report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, winter wheat harvest is nearing completion with yields ranging from 50 to

70 bushels per acre. Quality is reported average to above average. Producers with fall rye are seeing yields averaging 60 bushels per acre. Harvest of spring cereals has also begun for some producers. Th majority of canola e fi elds are done fl owering throughout the province

with some being cut. Flowering is also reported complete for fl ax plants which continue to ripen and dry. Most hay producers have completed their second cut with average yields and good quality. An early morning rainfall Wednesday halted harvest in the region.

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